LAWIL vs MGM vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, MGM Resorts International and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Prices as of Aug 19, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.26 -14.4% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.86B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

MGM Resorts International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (MGM Resorts International 6, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 3, Light & Wonder 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWILMGMMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $6.86B $1.52B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 9.9x 6.3x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 17.8x 10.7x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +2.6% +5.2% MLCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 3.9% 5.0% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 13.5% 9.4% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 1.4x 30.2x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -14.7% -54.2% MGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.4%/yr -19.2%/yr MGM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 39.1% 39.2% MGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 73/100 72/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILMGMMLCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLAWILMGMMLCO
Valuation 49 #23 of 44 100 #1 of 44 95 #3 of 44
Growth 64 #16 of 43 55 #20 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 59 #18 of 42 83 #8 of 42
Financial Health 35 #31 of 47 70 #15 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 78 #7 of 28 82 #6 of 28 –
Overall 63 73 72
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLAWILMGMMLCOSPY
1 month +10.1%-14.4%-20.1% +0.9%
3 months +12.7%-40.6%-34.4% +5.9%
6 months -9.4%-30.6%-32.2% +8.5%
Year to date —-25.3%-50.7% +13.3%
1 year —-14.7%-54.2% +12.4%
3 years —-20.4%-55.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-7.3%-23.7% +23.5%
5 years —-42.2%-65.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-10.4%-19.2% +11.0%
10 years —+4.6%-77.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+0.4%-14.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLAWILMGMMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y —39.1%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —35.2%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.850.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.38-1.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-49.3%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-46.2%-60.3% -0.9%
52-week high $102.00$50.69$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$27.26$3.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLAWILMGMMLCO
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 16.8x 9.9xmedian 16.8x 6.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.2x 4.3xmedian 10.2x 40.2xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 11.2x 4.9xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 172.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.35median 0.44 -2.18median 0.44 0.18median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLAWILMGMMLCO
Revenue $3.35B $17.72B $4.69B
Gross profit $2.49B $7.73B $4.54B
Operating income $665.00M $1.25B $477.81M
Net income $271.00M $919.56M $196.16M
Free cash flow $555.00M $1.40B $506.29M
R&D $250.00M – $4.78M
EPS (diluted) $3.45 $2.75 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $148.00M $2.40B $454.26M
Total debt $20.38B $5.67B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 78.50M 251.96M 400.63M
Enterprise value $6.43B -$1.58B -$1.10B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLAWILMGMMLCO
P/E 26.4x 9.9x 6.3x
P/FCF 12.8x 4.9x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 3.0x 1.9x
P/S 2.1x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 23.6x 2.0x 172.9x
P/Tangible book -16.8x 3.2x -8.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 4.3x 40.2x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 8.1x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 0.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF 21.8x 7.2x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 4.4x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.35 -2.18 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILMGMMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 2.6% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 4.8% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 0.2% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 1.7% 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% 28.9% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -5.3% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.3% 209.1% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -9.0% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.9% 977.3% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -4.5% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -9.1% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.0% -1.2% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 2.2% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -2.0% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILMGMMLCO
Gross margin 74.4% 43.6% 96.6%
EBITDA margin 33.0% 13.4% 3.3%
Operating margin 19.9% 7.0% 10.2%
Pretax margin 10.4% 4.2% 4.0%
Net margin 8.1% 3.9% 5.0%
FCF margin 16.6% 7.9% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 13.1% 16.9%
Return on equity 88.4% 27.3% 1,233%
Return on assets 4.3% 2.3% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 13.5% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 3.4% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 2.5x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILMGMMLCO
Debt / assets 80.6% 14.4% 80.3%
Debt / equity 17.0x 1.7x 578.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 1.4x 30.2x
Debt / FCF 9.2x 4.0x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 95.3% 91.5% 99.9%
Equity / assets 4.7% 8.5% 0.1%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.75 0.77 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILMGMMLCO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.9% 11.3% –
Shareholder yield 10.9% 11.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLAWILMGMMLCO
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.40FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 -53.8%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% +18.3% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.61BFY2026 $18.44BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +0.3% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILMGMMLCO
Held by institutions – 66.8% 25.7%
Institutions holding – 661 165
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.0% -6.1%
Institutions buying – 305 84
Institutions selling – 235 49
Buyers to sellers – 1.30 1.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LAWILMGMMLCO
LAWIL – – –
MGM – 1.00 0.31
MLCO – 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, MGM and MLCO?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $6.86B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, LAWIL, MGM and MLCO?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 9.9x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.8x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MGM Resorts International (MGM) returned the most: MGM Resorts International (MGM) -14.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%. Over five years, MGM Resorts International (MGM) compounded fastest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) -10.4%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MGM Resorts International (MGM) has been the steadiest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAWIL, MGM and MLCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.